I feel like a part of my soul has loved you since the beginning of everything. Maybe we're from the same star

—Emery Allen.

True love..

What does it signifies..

Is true love all about giving everything and expecting nothing in return.

Or..

Is it about knowing a person's faults, and still loving them..in fact even more because of them.

True love cannot be going where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.

Or should one quote in the words of Honore'de Balzae..

True love is eternal,infinite,and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations. It's seen with white hairs and is always young in the hearts.

Unfortunately in today's world true love is nothing more than someone's figments of imagination..

..because this world has now become practical and doesn't believe in fairytales anymore.

Yes..

Finding True Love in this world is equivalent to  expecting a Fairytale turning to Reality.

However..

..HOPE does EXIST.

And that's why one in gazillion chances someone's fairytale do turn into reality...

..just like Manik's.

Yes..

Manik..

THE MANIK MALHOTRA..

THE SYNONYM OF SHEER TERROR.

THE LEADER OF THE BULLIES..

THE MONSTER.

Well...

...these were the definition of Manik for the world..

..including his friends and parents.

However..

..just like every coin has two aspects..

..even Manik Malhotra had a side to him which nobody was supposed to know..

..ever.

For the world he was a boy who was born with a silver spoon. He was tagged as a guy who had everything..from having a billionaire parents to having all the luxuries that one person can only possibly imagine to have.

He was the lead singer of Fab5.

He was the leader...

..he was the ULTIMATE HEIR.

But of course no one saw the loneliness in his eyes that he became a pro in hiding.

Yes..he was the heir of Malhotra Industries..but he was never the apple of his parents eyes.

Yes..his father loved him the most..but he was never around Manik whenever he needed his father the most.

Yes..he had a mother who was looking after him..but of course she never gave him the warmth and love that a child truly deserves.

Yes he had the most beautiful girl of SPACE as his girlfriend..but he never fell in love with her.

Yes he had the most loyal friends but somehow even their presence wasn't enough to fill the void that was always present in his heart.

However being the person he was never even for once did he complained.

He learnt to live with whatever he had and slowly with passage of time he became a pro in handling everything around and using it according to his own wish.

He totally covered up the gap with this thought that good deeds are nothing but sheer lie that people do to cover up their wrong acts.

Unlike them he didn't wanted to be a hypocrite..

..so he owned it...

..by becoming the ULTIMATE DEVIL..himself.

He never felt the need to give excuse to anyone or justify his acts because he knew whatever he was doing was wrong but still he would do because he felt like doing it without doing anything to hide it...by simply accepting it and continuing with it.

That's how real he was.

Nobody ever dared to cross him because he knew how this world works.

However everything changed the moment NANDINI walked into his life.

Right from the moment she walked into his life nothing remained same.

All his views...opinions...thoughts..everything changed.

He changed.

Not because Nandini changed him.

But because she accepted him for what he was.

She never asked him to improve anything because he knew for Nandini..Manik was perfect and special in his own way.

Since Nandini too deserved someone special..someone who was good like her..

..that's why he changed.

Of course his beliefs haven't completely changed..but now he knows the difference between right and wrong.

Now he do know that goodness exist..but one needs to find it..and that one can do only with the help of one thing..

..HOPE.

Yes..

Nandini made Manik believe in the theory of hope.

And why won't Manik believe in it..

..after all Nandini herself was the hope that he was looking for years..unintentionally of course.

She was everything that HOPE would possibly look like.

And even for Nandini..Manik was everything.

Though she didn't say the words out loud that often but Manik was her calm..her peace...her zenith of ecstasy.

..and that's why even in the most unromantic place that could possibly exists in this world..

..in the condition of being completely drenched and messed up..

...they both were lost into their perfect piece of forever.

Water were dripping from his hairs to her face as he leaned towards her and gently caressed her face.

A shiver ran down her spine as he gently rubbed his nose against her and carefully tucked a lock of her hair behind her ears while they both continued to gaze at each other's soul.

Manik gently pulled her even more closer by placing his hand at her mid back making her heart skipping a beat.

Wiping several droplets of water away from her face he caressed her cheeks making her cheeks turning red.

Shifting his gaze at her lips he tenderly placed his left hand beneath her chin and using his thumb with utmost gentleness he stroked her lower lips creating havoc throughout her entire existence.

She couldn't even look away let alone doing anything as she was completely caught in his spell.

When she didn't show any sign of being uncomfortable that's when Manik lifted her chin up bringing in near his lips.

While looking into her eyes he leaned in but stopped right before when the distance between their lips were mere few inches.

In that instant Nandini knew why Manik stopped..

..because he was silently asking for her permission..

..to make sure she wasn't uncomfortable with their closeness.

She could clearly see the desperation in his eyes but still he was willing to stop if she wasn't ready to give in yet...

..and that was more than enough to make Nandini's heart swoon.

In that moment all her doubts...all her worries..all her apprehension..it just evaporated..like a puff of smoke...giving her access to a clear picture which states only one thing..

..that was...

..MANIK WAS THE ONE.

Her heartbeat stopped for a second and started to beat double the pace...

...and the very next moment..

...her lips were on his...

...sealing their pact of love..

..forever.

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**I will wrap this story up soon if the response continues to be so low..

..thank you.**